DG of DSHE seeks release after ministry call for new applicants

Prof Muhammad Azad Khan has applied to step down from his role as director general of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE), citing health reasons. He submitted the request to the secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division on Tuesday, a day after the ministry called for applications from interested senior education cadre officers to fill the post. Efforts to reach both Prof Azad and Secretary Rehana Parveen for comment were unsuccessful. A senior officer at the division, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the DG’s resignation application has been formally submitted and recorded at the secretary’s office. In his written request, Azad said: “Due to health-related issues, it has become difficult for me to continue performing...